{"id":4830,"date":"2010-01-26T10:28:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T10:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/01\/nats-have-a-real-front-office-now-well-see.html"},"modified":"2010-01-26T10:28:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T10:28:00","slug":"nats-have-a-real-front-office-now-well-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/01\/nats-have-a-real-front-office-now-well-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats have a real front office now? We&#8217;ll see"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2010\/01\/25\/AR2010012503336.html\"><b>Front-office overhaul gives Washington Nationals new respect<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>Entering their sixth season (wow, already?!) the Washington Nationals appear to finally have a MLB quality front office after two years of MLB rule and another three years of excuses and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jim Bowden<\/span>. At long last, the Lerner ownership seems to be following The Plan that <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Stan Kasten<\/span> preached but didn&#8217;t actually follow. The promotion of <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mike Rizzo<\/span>, well-regarded from his long career as a scout, to general manager has given the franchise credibility throughout the sport. At least, that is what the Nats front office keeps saying.<\/p>\n<p>The story is framed in part by the hiring of <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jay Robertson<\/span>, a Texas Rangers cast-off with over 25 years of scouting experience. Robertson was 95% committed to going to a different team and only spoke to Rizzo as a courtesy. However, Rizzo talked Robertson into signing with the Nats before they even got to specifics like car allowance and per diems. After a 10 hour session with the whole braintrust over the organization&#8217;s players and the free agents available, Robertson said he had not had that much fun in 10 to 15 years. Rizzo says the Nats now have &#8220;manpower and brainpower.&#8221; Sounds good, but we&#8217;ll need to see the results.<\/p>\n<p>Conspicuous by its absence in the article was any mention of international scouting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/WashingtonNationals\" rel=\"tag\">Washington Nationals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/nats\" rel=\"tag\">Nats<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/MikeRizzo\" rel=\"tag\">Mike Rizzo<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/ThePlan\" rel=\"tag\">The Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. 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